NGC5221 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC5221 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:47, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:58, 42° above your western horizon.

Name NGC5221
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 288
Other names
NGC 5221[2]
UGC 8559[3]
PGC 47869[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h34m [4]
Declination:+13°49' [4]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.44 (B) [2]
10.88 (J) [2]
10.26 (H) [2]
10.05 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.6 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 109.0°E of N
Hubble type:SABb
Distance:98.9 Mpc
322.4 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.54

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